| Wouldn't it be fantastic if there was a magic button | | | | in a certain situation or because of certain emotions, |
| that you could press that would finally help you stop | | | | you should do your best to avoid those situations |
| smoking marijuana? Unfortunately nothing in life is quite | | | | emotions in the future or find another way to deal with |
| that easy and many of us find, more often than not, | | | | them. Be creative here and think about what you can |
| that trying to quit can put you under undue stress and | | | | do to make a real difference! |
| that just makes you want to puff on the green bud | | | | No one particularly wants to be clock watching or in |
| even more! | | | | this case calendar watching when trying to stop |
| Many people begin their journey to stop smoking weed | | | | smoking marijuana. However I believe it is important to |
| with no real plan. Does this sound familiar? If you're | | | | reward yourself along the way and mark off special |
| really serious about finally quitting, you had better go | | | | events or milestones you have reached. I often find |
| into this fully prepared. Firstly I believe it is important to | | | | that focusing on timescales such as my first week, my |
| get your support network into place. This can be | | | | first month, etc can be extremely motivational. Another |
| friends or people that you know you can confide in | | | | great goal to aim for is monetary. When you initially quit |
| who do not smoke weed and can be that shoulder to | | | | put the money that you would usually spend on weed |
| cry on when the going gets especially tough. | | | | into a jar. Therefore on a daily, weekly and monthly |
| Along the way many of us fall back into bad habits | | | | basis your jar should be filling up with money. Think |
| and end up either puffing on a joint or smoking a bong. | | | | about rewarding yourself with certain treats once you |
| The most important thing to do here are is not to beat | | | | have reached $100, $500 or $1000. |
| yourself up over it. Often if you do "fall off the wagon", | | | | Finally if you really want to stop smoking weed it is |
| self-doubt begins to take over and you believe that | | | | important for you to remove temptation. Should you |
| you will never ever be able to quit and you can just | | | | have any lighters, Rizla papers, Bongs, matches, pipes, I |
| mark this down as a failure. You know yourself with | | | | suggest you get rid of them straight away. Having |
| this attitude you will never achieve your goal. Treat this | | | | many of these items dotted around the house will only |
| as a simple relapse and make a note of why you | | | | serve as a reminder and can make it hell when you |
| believe you smoked that joint. If it was due to being put | | | | try to stop smoking marijuana. |